As autumn descends and temperatures drop, North America’s amphibians and reptiles, also known as herpetofauna, scramble to ...

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HARRISBURG — Shawnee National Forest’s Snake Road is closing March 15 so that snakes and amphibians, some of them considered threatened and endangered in Illinois and the United States, can migrate ...

Comparing the genomes of snakes with distinct coloration patterns pinpointed the genetic variants that contribute to these ...

“For most attendees, this is an introduction to certain animals, reptiles and amphibians,” said Shawn Gray, HERPS Exotic Reptile & Pet Show organizer. “They may want to get one as a pet and this is a ...

Today, Clyde Peeling’s Reptiland is home to enormous Komodo dragons with uncanny eyes, poisonous Gila monsters, anacondas ...

The convention lets reptile breeders and educators show off a wide variety of scaly cold-blooded creatures. Most of them for ...

A 120-year-old tortoise named Orville, along with five other giants, survived a devastating fire at Reptile Gardens in South ...

While dogs and cats remain the most popular pets, an increasing number of people are bringing reptiles and amphibians home. Generally hypoallergenic, quiet, clean and relatively undemanding, they’re ...

Take a look at this snake taking a poop and then read on to learn about the fascinating world of snake digestion.

With Zootopia 2 introducing reptiles to the franchise for the very first time, co-director Jared Bush has explained the ...

This Oct. 3, 2017 file photo shows Snake Road, a roughly 2.5-mile-long forest service road located in the LaRue-Pine Hills Research Natural Area on the western edge of Shawnee National Forest. It is ...